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The parable of the prodigal. Containing, The riotous prodigal, or The sinners aversion from…
The parable of the prodigal. Containing, The riotous prodigal, or The sinners aversion from God. Returning prodigal, or The penitents conversion to God. Prodigals acceptation, or Favourable entertainment with God. Delivered in divers sermons on Luke 15. from vers. 11. to vers. 24. By that faithful servant of Jesus Christ Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Perfected by himself, and perused by those whom he entrusted with the publishing of his works.The parable of the prodigal. Containing, The riotous prodigal, or The sinners aversion from God. Returning prodigal, or The penitents conversion to God. Prodigals acceptation, or Favourable entertainment with God. Delivered in divers sermons on Luke 15. from vers. 11. to vers. 24. By that faithfull servant of Jesus Christ Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Perfected by himself, and perused by those whom he intrusted with the publishing of his works.
London: printed by D. Maxwel for Sa. Gellibrand, 1660
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1. His Consultation, set forth by a double act of reflection. 1. Positively. First, f himself, ver 17. He came to himself Secondly of others, his fathers servants, and their condition. 2. Comparatively, wherein he compares his present condition with theirs, in the utility or conveniency of it; They have bread, but I have none: Quantity of it, They have bread enough, but I hunger. Redundancy of it, They have enough, and to spare, but I perish with hunger: yea the meanest in my fathers house, the servants, the hired servants, yea all in my fathers house, though many, they have bread enough; what, and shall I a son famish and perish? Surely if my father hath bread enough for servants, he will have some for a child; and if he hath to spare for hired servants, he will have some to spare for a famishing child.
1. His Consultation, set forth by a double act of reflection. 1. Positively. First, f himself, ver 17. He came to himself Secondly of others, his fathers servants, and their condition. 2. Comparatively, wherein he compares his present condition with theirs, in the utility or conveniency of it; They have bread, but I have none: Quantity of it, They have bread enough, but I hunger. Reedundancy of it, They have enough, and to spare, but I perish with hunger: yea the meanest in my fathers house, the servants, the hired servants, yea all in my fathers house, though many, they have bread enough; what, and shall I a son famish and perish? Surely if my father hath bread enough for servants, he will have some for a child; and if he hath to spare for hired servants, he will have some to spare for a famishing child.
2. His Resolution; and indeed upon the sense of his own famishing misery, and his fathers bounty and clemency, he is resolved now what course to take. And me thinks he turns off an objection which might spring in his mind; yea my father hath plenty at home, and for hired servants, but then they are obedient and careful, but I have been a wasteful prodigal, a riotous spender, a departing and unkind child: To which he gives answer; 'Tis true, yet for all that I am resolved to change this course, and I will home to my father. Nothing, no not the greatest sinnings must hinder our penitential turning to God our Father.